With over thirteen
years of experience in running top grade
institutions of higher and technical education,
Education Research & Development Foundation
(ERDF) has emerged as the fastest growing
educational network of the North East. One of
the flagship institutions of the ERDF family is
the Regional Institute of Science & Technology (RIST),
a state of the art ultra modern engineering
college that has been conceived and structured
to change the definition of technical education
in the region.

While on one hand this institute would forestall
the outflow of our brilliant students to states
outside the North East in pursuit of higher
studies, it would also save the guardians from
huge expenditure that entails such outflow. The
outflow has to stop because the facilities that
are available at RIST are same, if not better,
as those available in the best institutes
elsewhere in the country. The curriculum is
industry-oriented which ensures excellent
opportunities to the students to take part in
industry-academia collaborative projects which
in turn paves the way for lucrative placement
options besides entrepreneurial alternatives.

The unique initiatives at RIST have been planned
to provide the industry with skilled and
talented engineers of the future thereby
enabling the industry to find the right persons
to run their business in the region. This would
also go a long way in fulfilling the goals of
industrial policy of the NE States and usher in
a new era of technological development in the
region. The human resources produced by RIST are
bound to result in rapid industrialisation of
the North East and increased investment in the
infrastructure and industry build-up in the
region. Unlike similar institutions, the faculty
at RIST are young and at the same time highly
qualified. Obviously they are energetic and
bubbling with the desire to give all their time
and resources to the students. The learning
facilities at RIST are entirely technology
enabled and its e-library aims at a volume
growth of up to 50,000 books. Remote access to
laboratory from home or hostel, Wi-Fi enabled
campus; 24x7 power back up, in house publication
cells and a huge conference hall with latest
facilities are some of the unique features of
RIST.

The hostel facilities; dedicated commuter
transport; proximity to road, rail and airways;
and most important of all, the ambience of the
campus are some of the unparalleled attractions
of RIST. Set amidst picturesque hills,
surrounded by greenery and clean air, RIST is
ideal for all academic pursuits.

Thus, RIST should be the destination for those
who want to prove themselves, those who want to
study well in an atmosphere set amidst the
greeneries of nature, and those who want to be
ready to join the great endeavour of making
India a force to reckon with before this decade
is over.